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Visual Studio Code CMake Tools Extension 1.16 Update: New CMake Tools Sidebar and CMake Debugging options

November 15, 2023 Nov 15, 2023 11/15/23
Sinem Akinci
The November release of the CMake Tools extension in VS Code is now available. With this release, we have two major new updates to the extension:  The full list of updates can be seen in our change log. This release features 10 contributions from the open-source community. Thank you all for your continued support!  Release ...

Introducing CMake Debugger in VS Code: Debug your CMake Scripts using Open-Source CMake Debugger

August 9, 2023 Aug 9, 2023 08/9/23
Sinem Akinci
The new CMake Debugger that was introduced in Visual Studio is now available in VS Code. Now, you can debug your CMakeLists.txt scripts from VS Code using the CMake Tools Extension. To see the full release notes for this release and what else is included, including bug fixes, please see the release notes. Background The Visual C++ team ...

What’s New for Makefile Tools in VS Code Version 0.7.0 – Variable Expansion and more…

May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023 05/15/23
Sinem Akinci
The Makefile Tools team in VS Code has shipped the latest 0.7.0 version of the extension. In this version, we have enabled variable expansion for your Makefile projects in settings, so you no longer need to write plain paths for your Makefiles in the settings.json for the extension and can instead utilize variables that the Makefile extension ...

What’s New for CMake Tools 1.14 in VS Code – Test Explorer

April 27, 2023 Apr 27, 2023 04/27/23
Sinem Akinci
The team has been working hard to provide new highly requested capabilities for CMake users. Now, in version 1.14, we have provided a new Test Explorer for using CTest with your CMake projects. This release also features open-source community contributions from users. Thanks for your contributions! Test Explorer One of our most highly-...

Importing ST projects into Visual Studio Code

September 1, 2022 Sep 1, 2022 09/1/22
Marc Goodner
In the world of Arm microcontrollers there are many silicon vendors, one of the largest is STMicroelectronics. ST has a large catalog of available devices with many capabilities as well as supporting development boards for evaluating them. They also produce STM32CubeIDE, a custom IDE to use when targeting their devices, and STM32CubeMX, a ...

What’s New in CMake for VS Code

June 15, 2022 Jun 15, 2022 06/15/22
Sinem Akinci
The latest version of CMake tools is now available for download in the VS Code Marketplace or using the .vsix file. We have been working hard on improving the CMake experience and are excited to share some new features and improvements for users starting in version 1.11.  ‘CMake’ task provider updates  We have added more options to the...

Now announcing: Makefile support in Visual Studio Code!

February 17, 2021 Feb 17, 2021 02/17/21
Julia Reid
We are excited to announce a brand-new extension for building and debugging Makefile projects in Visual Studio Code: Makefile Tools (preview)! The extension is in pilot stages, but we’ve curated a list of over 70 popular opensource Makefile projects that work with Makefile Tools. Give it a try and let us know what you think! Installing ...